The Mother of All Nerds

Figure showing Cova de la Font Major, exploration of its inner galleries, and photographs of engraved animals.

Tourists Walked Past This Ice Age Art Gallery for Decades

A new study documents 280 motifs in a Spanish cave whose visitors overlooked prehistoric engravings for decades.

Hair-covered and flesh-side views of ancient goat leather, with magnified views of two perforated edges.

Leather Found in a Miners’ Wall Still Held DNA From a Goat That Lived 7,000 Years Ago

A battered piece of leather from a Spanish cave preserved enough DNA to connect a Neolithic goat with breeds alive today.

Matt and Ross Duffer seated behind microphones at the Stranger Things panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2017.

Stranger Things Goes Back to 1955 With New Prequel Other Worlds

Netflix’s new live-action Stranger Things prequel moves to 1955 Nevada, with a new ensemble and a 2028 premiere planned.

Hugh Jackman stands beside Dafne Keen at the Logan photo call during the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival.

Hugh Jackman Helped Logan’s Young Star Stay a Kid Between Takes

Dafne Keen recalls Hugh Jackman protecting her working hours, encouraging her performance and singing with her on the Logan set.

Multiple scientific views of the fossilized lower second molar of Yakamys sirindhornae on a black background

A 66-Pound “Giant Rat” Was Identified From Two Teeth Found 22 Years Ago

Two fossil teeth found in Thailand 22 years ago revealed Yakamys sirindhornae, a roughly 66-pound Eocene rodent that pushes giant-rodent evolution deeper into the past.

Karl Bushby stands with family outside his Hull home during his November 2, 2026 homecoming, surrounded by balloons and flags.

His Journey Home Took 28 Years. His Mother Was Waiting.

Karl Bushby’s 31,000-mile journey ended at his mother’s home in Hull, 28 years after he set out from Chile.

Map locating Lago Cobá and Cenote Xcach on the Yucatán Peninsula, with aerial views of both study sites

Ancient Maya Cinnabar Polluted Two Lakes for Centuries, Sediment Cores Show

Sediment cores from Lago Cobá and Cenote Xcach reveal centuries of extreme mercury contamination linked to cinnabar and a collapse across aquatic food webs.

Margam Beach in Wales in April 2024, with wet sand and surf; a contextual location photograph, not the shipwreck lock.

A Shipwreck’s Lock Stayed Shut for Centuries. Scientists Found Its Code.

CT scans revealed the four-letter combination of a brass lock from the Ann Francis wreck, allowing museum staff to open it without damage.

Context illustration of an electrocorticography electrode grid on the brain, not Ann Johnson or her actual implant

She Lost Her Voice After a Stroke. An Implant Helped Her Hear a Familiar One Again.

Ann Johnson helped researchers turn attempted speech into a synthetic voice modeled on her own. The achievement was real, but it remains experimental.

View from inside the entrance of Lombrives cave toward daylight and visitors on an outdoor path.

They Spent 40 Days Underground. Their Leader Said It Felt Like 29.

Fifteen volunteers lived without clocks or daylight in a French cave. Their accounts reveal how differently time could feel underground.

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